The Federal Budget
Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt
Economics
With the use of this learning package, students will understand how the federal budget is created and the differences between a balanced budget, a surplus, and

This simulation and activity powerfully demonstrate the political and numeric difficulties faced when attempting to balance the federal budget of the United States. First, students are introduced to a site with 16 real-time counters that count up the dollars spent on various expenditures. This pro

Before I did this lesson, my students constantly asked me questions about the federal budget. Why are we spending so much? How bad is the budget, really? And a whole lot more! This lesson showed them that while the federal budget is similar to a personal budget, it is much more complicated.
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Help your students build their comprehension of the federal budget with this engaging and multi-faceted activity!
This activity includes:
1) This "Federal Budget" Activity includes 4 parts. It begins with a colorful graphic organizer that asks students to define basic terminology associated with t

This packet includes three activities to introduce your students to the federal budget and the role of the government.
Packet includes the following activities:
-Agree/Disagree activity, with 10 debatable statements about the role of the government
-Create a Federal Budget activity, with online li

Topics in this American Government product include: The Federal Budget; Surplus, Deficit, and Debt; and Budget Timetable.
Are you having trouble getting your students to take effective notes during history lessons? Are you looking for quick activities that can be completed in an interactive noteboo

In this activity, students will complete the Federal Budget Challenge. This challenge can be found on the internet and a link is provided within the document. Students will be learning how complex and difficult the process of governmental budgeting is and the scope of The United States spending.

This engaging simulation lesson plan has your students balancing the US federal budget by analyzing actual budget requests and government spending. A lesson plan page explains exactly how to conduct each part of the 90-minute activity and also includes links to online resources and a video to use. S

This three-week-long unit will introduce your students to the federal budget and push your students to analyze the role of the government in their own lives.
This unit includes the following activities:
-Agree/Disagree Activity with 10 debatable statements about the role of the government
-Create t

This is an easy-to-implement project that I have used in my U.S. Government courses in the past, although it could be adapted for use in U.S. history or even an applied math course.
The learning focus is to get students to make the connections from values to numbers and recognize that differing pol

Are you looking for that perfect lesson that engages your students and helps them understand the principles of the federal budget? This bundle has EVERYTHING you need!
This "Federal Budget" bundle includes:
1) A customizable lecture that you can adjust to meet your needs and the needs of your stud

Lesson 3 – Applications of Ratios – The Federal Budget (high-school Quantitative Reasoning)
In this No Prep Math lesson, high-school students will review ratios, use ratios to describe a country’s population and economy, use ratios to make comparisons, interpret and apply ratios in the context of t

This is the introductory lesson I use to teach students about how the federal budget is made, how money is spent, and what types of categories could include money for "nuclear technology". This slideshow also has the introduction for students about what the project and the end product will be.

The Center on Congress has created some great e-Learning modules. In order to use them in my classroom, I have devised worksheets for many of them. This worksheet addresses their Federal Budget Allocation module where students learn about the federal budget in an interesting and hands-on way.
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Students take on different roles in a group-setting to influence their President to increase the budgets of their departments. The President is tasked with both reducing the sizable national deficit and producing a budget that will satisfy Congress. As deliberate cuts start getting made, the Presi

This is my complete course for AP U.S. Government to match the 2018-2019 redesign. Because of the size of the materials this is a GOOGLE DRIVE purchase. You might want to put all of the materials onto a portable hard drive because they are bigger files. The year is broken up over 5 units and include

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These assignments can be used in an Economics course to reinforce or review concepts that have been taught. These activities encourage students to demonstrate their knowledge of economic concepts in creative ways. The activities included are not meant to be long assignments that take several days

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In this lesson, developed by Shawneen Morrison, students analyze a chart that lists critical information concerning 8 anonymous Middle Eastern nations to decide which would make the most valuable allies for the United States. Then they work to convince their classmates to vote in favor of their cho